Town government · Henry County, IN

Straughn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Straughn took in $226 thousand and spent $204 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)75%Town taxes12%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

75%

of Straughn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$28 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and garbage collection
  • Electric power$154 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.5%$17 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking2.5%

What stands out

75%

of Straughn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Straughn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Straughn itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.